Here in Hanover - Summer 2022

HANOVER here in

SUMMER 2022

VOLUME 27, NO.2

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EXPLORING NEW PATHS

UVTA’S HIGH SCHOOL TRAIL CORPS PROGRAM

THE HOPKINS CENTER A New Vision for the Future

TEEN ENTREPRENEUR Leo Barnes of Charity Bagels

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CONTENTS

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Features

34 Flock to the Nest

Community, fun, and great food in the heart of Hanover.

by E. Senteio

Protect, Preserve, Restore 42 Our Environment

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Upper Valley Trails Alliance: Helping students blaze a trail.

by Pamela Brown

In the Business of 54 Helping Others Hanover High senior Leo Barnes gives back with Charity Bagels.

by Wren Wahrenberger

78 Vermont Modern

Chris Mazzarella’s prints and paintings will change how you view Vermont-inspired art.

by Stephen D’Agostino

On the cover: The Trail Corps crew on the Bicentennial Trail on Mt. Ascutney in West Windsor, Vermont. Photo by Kaitie Eddington courtesy of Upper Valley Trails Alliance.

Top: Outside the Nest Café in Hanover, New Hampshire. Photo by Lars Blackmore.

Bottom: Leo Barnes with Charity Bagels. Photo by Lars Blackmore.

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62 70 Departments 21 Editor’s Note 22 Contributors 24 Online Exclusives 26 Around & About

by Cassie Horner

62 The Arts

The Hop, reimagined.

88 Living Well

Summertime sun protection.

by Katherine P. Cox

92 The Hood & The Hop Arts and entertainment at Dartmouth.

96 Happenings

A calendar of events.

70 Active Life

103 Advertisers Index 104 Hanover Talks

by Lisa Ballard

by Mike Morin

by Anne Richter Arnold

Leap of faith: Skydiving for the first time.

A chat with Buddy Teevens, head coach of Dartmouth football.

84 Financial Well-Being

Mortgage prequalification vs. preapproval: What’s the difference?

by Edward Bidlack, Mortgage Loan Director at Ledyard Bank

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E D I TO R ’ S N OT E

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Summertime . . .

and the livin’ is easy, especially in the Hanover area. No matter what activities are your favorites—boating, camping, hiking, biking, or relaxing in the shade with a glass of lemonade—the beauty of the lakes and mountains surrounds us, so get outdoors and fill your summer with as many adventures as you can pack in.

Our cover story is about high school students who are heading out for part of the summer to work with Upper Valley Trails Alliance (page 42). These kids are working outdoors in nature and learning firsthand how hard work pays many dividends—they’re learning practical skills, teamwork, land conservation, and how to be stewards of the environment, to name a few— experiences that will serve them well all their lives. Hats off to them and the staff of UVTA for offering this outstanding program.

You may also want to explore Hanover’s Trescott Lands, now home to 16 miles of trials for walking, hiking, biking, and running as well as winter sports.

Learn more beginning on page 26.

We hope you’re inspired by our story about Leo Barnes as much as we are (page 54). Leo, a student at Hanover High, started Charity Bagels, a business to benefit others. When customers purchase his kit with ingredients to make a dozen bagels, he encourages them to donate half of the batch. The idea is catching on, and Leo’s business is growing!

In other stories we’re visiting The Nest in Hanover, sister restaurant to Blue Sparrow Kitchen in Norwich, Vermont (page 34); dropping in on Vermont artist Chris Mazzarella (page 78); and getting a first glimpse of what the renovated Hopkins Center for the Arts will look like (page 62). Wow! It’s going to be spectacular! We’re also chatting with Dartmouth football coach Buddy Teevens before the fall season kicks in (page 104). Last but not least, we’re headed into the wild blue yonder with Lisa Ballard as she jumps into her latest adventure— skydiving (page 70). Look out below!

Wherever your summer adventures take you, stay safe. Be encouraged that with young people like the ones showcased in this issue, the future of the Upper Valley looks very bright. Keep in touch with local news and events at www.greateruppervalley.com. Enjoy!

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SERVING THE VISUAL ARTS

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Our Members Gallery is open Tuesdays–Saturdays 11–5 and features fine art and craft by local artists.

ANNE RICHTER ARNOLD, WRITER Anne is a writer and journalist who shares her passion for wine through her blog, tasting events, and educational classes. She is also working on her first novel, a psychological thriller set in New Hampshire. In her free time, she enjoys world travel, playing the piano, hiking, kayaking, and creating wonderful meals to pair with wine. She makes her home on the Seacoast with her husband, dogs, cats, and chickens.

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LYNN BOHANNON, PHOTOGRAPHER Lynn is a photographer with a studio in Woodstock, where she loves to photograph and create. Her specialties are people and product, but her current passion is flowers. Among her favorite things to do are kayaking, cross-country skiing, and being the number-one groupie for her daughter’s band.

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LARS BLACKMORE, PHOTOGRAPHER Lars grew up in Denmark LISA BALLARD, WRITER and has worked as a phoAND PHOTOGRAPHER tojournalist since the early A full-time freelance writer 1990s, covering everything and photographer, Lisa is a from concerts to conflicts graduate of Dartmouth College on assignment for the who resided in the Upper Associated Press, Save Valley for another 25 years. the Children, and others.

She is the author of 10 books, Now based in Norwich, including Best Hikes with Dogs: Vermont, with his wife New Hampshire and Vermont, and two kids, he combines Hiking the White Mountains, photography and writing and Hiking the Green Mounassignments with gradutains. She covers all types of ate work at Dartmouth outdoor recreation, travel, College. and conservation topics for over 25 magazines. www .LisaBallardOutdoors.com

PAMELA BROWN, WRITER Pam has been a journalist with Hearst Connecticut Media Group for 20 years, covering a wide spectrum of subjects, and has a monthly food column in Connecticut Magazine. When she steps away from the computer, Pamela enjoys vacationing in Woodstock, playing tennis, gardening, reading, and spending time with her beautiful daughter, Alexis, and adorable mini Goldendoodle, Rafa.

STEPHEN D’AGOSTINO, WRITER Stephen is a freelance writer living in Reading, Vermont.

His work has appeared in local publications in Boston and New York City, museum catalogs, Night Sky magazine, and weekly in the Vermont Standard. He’s always writing a novel and is working with an agent to get his first book published. When he’s not writing, he’s knitting, gardening, baking, or struggling with his ukulele.

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PE O PLE , PLAC E S , AND E V E NTS

A LOCAL SANCTUARY

Trescott Trails

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n the middle of Hanover, close to the downtown, are 1,165 acres surrounding two reservoirs. This large parcel is known as the Trescott Lands and is owned jointly by the Town of Hanover and Dartmouth College.

The purpose of the reservoirs—Fletcher was built in 1893 and Parker in 1924—is to supply water to the town and the college. Until a few years ago, the land was closed to the public because of concerns about maintaining an uncontaminated water supply. In 2009, the Town of Hanover built a filtration plant. That changed the protective policies of the land, and in 2016, everything except the reservoirs with a 250-foot land buffer, opened to the public for lowimpact recreation.

“The feeling was that having people out on the land was less risky after the filtration plant was built,” says Tom Jack, chair of the Trescott Recreation Committee. “When

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the Trescott Lands first opened, there was no formal trail system. There were old logging roads people could use but no signs and no blazing. People got lost a lot. In 2015, the Trescott Recreation Committee was formed to develop recreational opportunities on the Trescott Lands.” The committee includes public officials, residents, and members of the Hanover Conservancy and the Upper Valley Trails Alliance.

In the past few years, the trail system has grown to include 21 named trails, comprising a total of 16 miles. All but one, a technical mountain biking flow trail, are multiuse for walking, hiking, biking, running, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing. Funds to build out the trail system have come from the Town of Hanover, the Trescott Company, and grants from the Quabbin to Cardigan Partnership and the New Hampshire Recreational Trails Program.

Opposite: HPR’s Monday Night Ladies' Beginner Mountain Bike Ride. Photo by Stacia Andrews LaPan. Clockwise from top left: One of multiple places worth stopping to take in the view. Photo by Janet Moore. Trescott is a great place to meet a friend for a ride, run, or walk to check out the double-track trails. Photo by Gretchen Stokes.

Safety first. Enjoy fall rides in bright, visible colors to alert hunters in this multiuse trail network. Photo by Doug Moore.

A perfect example of classic hand-built single-track trails at Trescott. Photo by Gretchen Stokes.

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HPR Ladies' Ride climbing after a ride down Finest Flow, the network’s machine-built flow trail. Photo by Janet Moore.

The property is also open to hunters, an important factor in controlling the deer population. There are two main trailheads with parking, one on Trescott Road and one on Dogford Road. Trails are open from sunrise to sunset. No motorized vehicles are allowed. Dogs are permitted if leashed.

On Monday nights, beginning in May, a group of beginner women mountain bikers gathers on the trails for a social ride. Sponsored by Hanover Parks and Recreation, the rides “foster strong community through riding, empower women, and help them get to know area trails,” says Liz Burdette, assistant director of Hanover Parks and Recreation and a certified mountain bike instructor. There will also be mountain biking clinics this summer (check the website hanovenh.myrec.com for details).

“There is varied terrain,” Liz says. “It is family friendly and a big draw from the mountain biker’s perspective.” There is terrain suitable for beginners, but, she observes, “This is New England, so you have to club to get to the good stuff!” The Ascutney View Trail, for example, rewards people with beautiful views of Mount Ascutney.

Hannah Wittmann, who lives close to the trail system, enjoys the area regularly. “I use it for everything. The main thing I do is run but I also mountain bike, walk, cross-country ski, and hunt for mushrooms,” she says. “It is a special spot with beautiful views and wildlife. We are lucky to have these trails in Hanover.” For more information, visit hanoverconservancy.org. H

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LEARNING FROM THE PAST

MENDING THE SPACES BETWEEN EXHIBIT

Pulpit Bible used at Norwich's South Church from 1817 until 1848 when it was vandalized.

I William Watts Hart Davis, Norwich University, Vermont, 1842. Pen and ink on paper, 9 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. Collection of Shelburne Museum, museum purchase, acquired from Harry Shaw Newman, The Old Print Shop, 1962-56.

n 2019, just before COVID hit, volunteers at the Norwich Historical Society pulled a Bible off the shelf, opened it, and discovered a gaping hole—every page was cut from Genesis in the front to Revelation in the back. Pasted onto the back cover was a note written in 1848 by the church deacon, John Burton. He recorded that the Bible had been used in the pulpit of what is now the Norwich Congregational Church since it had been built in 1817 and that it had been “cut by rogues.” He also wrote that his note was for the “benefit of those who might chance to see the book in all generations yet to come.”

Somehow, the damaged Bible survived the 174 years into the present where it (and the deacon’s note) has become the inspiration for a Norwich Historical Society exhibit, Mending the Spaces Between: Reflections and Contemplations. The exhibit, set for May 20 to November 11, will feature the Bible with art and poetry submitted by artists and writers responding to what they see and feel about this object.

“By reflecting on the cut Bible, we can come to understand something the people of the past have to teach us,” says Sarah Rooker, director. “We need to be pushed to think more deeply about how to find our commonalities amidst our differences.”

Artist's Statement The sugar maple, Acer saccharum, is our Vermont state tree. These trees have stood for hundreds of years on the hillside above Norwich village, the true ancestors of our land. . . . Like the sugar maple trees, perhaps we can become “people of balance.” Grounded in our own being, we can put down deep roots in community. We can learn to share our stories, listen more deeply, find forgiveness, give to others, and start anew each day.

Patty Piotrowski, Norwich resident

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Above: History: Reflections Unbound, mixed media.

Artist's Statement Conflict and seeking some solace are ancient. Paper making is an ancient art form. In my piece, I saw connection, to create pages that reflect the spaces between, be they rusting, mending, tearing, darkness . . . or more hopeful signs of brightness.

Tracy Smith, Norwich resident

One artist, Tracy Smith of Norwich, spent many hours reflecting on the vandalized Bible and what it meant then and now during times of discord. In 1848, issues of temperance and abolition created conflict in the town. In 2022, we live in a world rocked by the pandemic and further impacted by the war in Ukraine. “It felt all bleak,” Tracy says. But one “persistent robin” near her house reminded her, “Take a deep breath. The robins are telling you to look to nature and how it feeds us. It is fragile yet resilient. We just need to listen.”

Tracy’s artwork rose out of her spiritual journey. She created her own paper pages, some torn, one burned, one with a fragment of a letter written during war, all of them beautiful. She made them into a loose-leafed book mounted on a piece of maple. The book is held in place by two chunks of granite, one of them topped by a robin on its nest.

Another component of the exhibit is a room set up to invite visitors to try to solve the mystery of the cut Bible. Issues of temperance and abolition were debated and discussed at the local stores and taverns, at church, and within the sewing circles of the Norwich Female Abolition Society. Norwich University cadets came from the north and south, with differing views and experiences creating towngown challenges. “We don’t know what happened,” says Sarah, and this part of the exhibit invites the visitor to explore the evidence and share their ideas of what might have occurred.

“We had planned an exhibit several years ago, but COVID was not the time, because the Bible raises so many questions about our own lives,” Sarah says.

“We will never know what happened in the past, but the story can help us in the present. The prompt of ‘mending the spaces’ is really about mending the spaces between us, our communities, and the world.” For more information, visit norwichhistory.org. H

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Top, from left: Hundreds of pounds of food and supplies were collected for the Haven at Hanover High School. Abby makes dessert for David's House.

Above: Summer Park residents join YIA to make blankets for Good Beginnings.

Opposite: YIA volunteers Steph, Erica, and Anna make dinner for Claremont Soup Kitchen. YIA leaders put out holiday decor at the LISTEN Thrift Store.

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ore than one-third of the students at Hanover High School take advantage of the exciting variety of service opportunities organized by Youth-in-Action.

The organization, directed by Beth Kopp, has a mission to engage students in connecting to the local community. Each week, she puts out information at the school about one or more volunteer roles that might include making dinner at the Hartford Dismas House in Hartford, Vermont, or at Hickson House, the adult shelter at the Upper Valley Haven, or doing trail work with the Upper Valley Land Trust or Hanover Conservancy. Once a month, students help cook a meal for about 100 guests at LISTEN’s dinner hall. They also cook at David’s House in Lebanon.

“Some kids dive into community action and become leaders,” Beth says. “Others do one event a year. Kids have big hearts and care for the community. Youth-in-Action helps them understand how a community runs. I feel so lucky to work with these wonderful kids. They highlight all of the good.”

Youth-in-Action was founded in 1983 by Maureen Hall, who still lives in Hanover. She and her friends saw a need for community service. Beth, executive director, is supported by the seven-member board of directors that meets monthly. Students

also attend meetings, another way to bring multiple generations together. “Students gain a lifelong notion about giving back to the community,” she says.

One of the ways high school students and the community are introduced to Youth-in-Action is at the Day-in-Action events that take place once or twice annually, in the spring and fall. Community members or businesses “hire” students to do outdoor jobs such as yard cleanup, window washing, and wood stacking. The money is paid to Youth-inAction, making the event a fundraiser as well as spreading the word about the group.

“Often older folks like to get to know kids in the community,” Beth says. “Summer Park, located across from the high school, is senior housing run by Twin Pines Housing. We have a new initiative that partners with them.” This past winter, students helped clean snow off seniors’ cars. With COVID restrictions abating, students will be gathering in person with residents for crafts. One student was paired up with a resident for monthly Zoom chats that are now in person.

“People say they like to get to know teenagers. Kids get out of their teenage bubble and vice versa,” Beth observes.

Youth-in-Action participants thrive on the wide range of activities.

“We try to be responsive to community needs,” Beth says. “We welcome people contacting us with ideas.” To connect with Beth, email her at youth-in-action@hanovernorwichschools.org. H

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Diners enjoy the sunshine on the patio.

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FLOCK TO THE NEST Community, fun, and great food in the heart of Hanover

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ew things bring a community together like good food. That was something Amber Boland learned

early in life. “I grew up around food. My mom made everything from scratch when we were young, and my favorite jobs were in bakeries and restaurants.” Over the years, her parents and her uncle have owned restaurants. Although Amber went to school for elementary education and conservation biology, which she “did for a while,” she says, “When my children grew up and I had more available time, I thought, okay, now is

Opposite: Head barista Tess Holbrook fills orders for espresso.

the time to follow my dreams.”

Above: Owner Amber Boland.

Building The Nest June will be the one-year anniversary since Amber opened The Nest Kitchen & Café on South Main Street in Hanover. She says it was a difficult undertaking during the pandemic. Yet, when she heard from the Hanover Improvement Society that there was a vacancy, the idea that the community might enjoy and benefit from a café that made great sandwiches and salads and had an espresso bar and beer on tap helped Amber decide she was up for the challenge. After all, she already had experience and a roadmap from opening and running Blue Sparrow Kitchen, which has been going strong in Norwich, Vermont, since 2018.

Since opening The Nest, business has been on the upswing. Word travels fast in a college town when good food is the topic of conversation. But it’s best to be like

Left: Favorite lunch items include a turkey, cheddar, and apple sandwich and a classic smashburger.

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FORTIFYING THE NEST Help Wanted and Appreciated!

Amber knows that neither The Nest Kitchen & Café in Hanover nor its sister restaurant, Blue Sparrow Kitchen in Norwich, Vermont, would be sustainable without the people who make it happen every single day the doors are open.

Gracie Rollins and Hannah McMinn: “They are more like partners than employees, and they are experts at what they do!”

Lisa Murphy, baker, and Tess Holbrook, front of house manager: “They are critical and wonderful parts of our team!”

Baristas: Mae Candon, Sebastian Sangha, and Lucie Smiga-McManus “all truly care about their work here, and that is amazing and heartwarming!”

And a huge thank you to Zoe Dainton, “who helped put us on the Dartmouth map!”

“I am so thankful for each of them and for everyone else who is part of The Nest community!”

We want and need you! If you want to join the team, The Nest is hiring!

Stop by or visit thenestkitchen.com to fill out an application.

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Far left: Gracie Rollins (manager) and Hannah McMinn (general manager) prepare sandwiches.

Left, from top: Brendan Wallace, Hannah, and Gracie make sandwiches in the open kitchen area.

Tess serves up espresso drinks.

Gracie, Hannah, and Amber.

the early bird because the café serves only breakfast and lunch, Tuesday through Sunday, 8am to 3pm. Some of the more popular choices on the menu are the Bacon Chili Avocado breakfast sandwich and the Turkey Bacon Avocado lunch sandwich, but Amber says that if customers give the BBQ Tempeh Sandwich or the Smokey Beet Reuben a try, they may have a new favorite.

There are burritos and quesadillas, bagels and wraps, hot or cold sandwiches, smashburgers, and at least four ways to enjoy your avocado toast with an early morning latte or a late afternoon beer.

Expanding The Nest While the café’s menu is filled with a plethora of options for the carnivore and the herbivore, The Nest offers an even more diverse catering menu. It is entirely customizable, as people opt to stay in and entertain at home. “We’re catering more dinner parties, like 6 to 12 people,” says Amber. “Some people know our other offerings from Blue Sparrow, where we have more prepared foods, so they tell us what they want and for how many people—usually up to about 200—and we work with them to see what’s possible.”

The Nest café space is also available for individual and smaller corporate events and can comfortably accommodate about 40 people. Still, a variety of sandwiches and beverages are the headliners, so day-hikers can always call ahead and place a café order for a day on the trails. Students and parents can happen by for a made-to-order spontaneous picnic lunch to enjoy onsite or on the green.

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Engaging The Nest Whatever The Nest is providing, Amber’s priorities are clear: she wants to bring people together, serve them good food, and have fun doing it.

She calls The Nest a “communityoriented café and sandwich shop,” meaning not only is it there for the community, but it is part of the community—on both sides of the counter.

Amber hopes people come and enjoy the food and the space and feel they can engage with the other community members who are eating or working there if that’s something they’d enjoy. “At a lot of places, the baristas have their back to you when they’re making drinks, but here, it’s set up like a bar so everyone can see exactly what’s going on and maybe even have a conversation when someone is making their drink or sandwich. Our staff has a strong work ethic and a team culture, and we have fun! I give them the opportunity and encouragement to try new things and contribute, whether it’s new sandwich ideas, specialty drinks, or making things more efficient.”

Community also means sourcing locally whenever possible. Amber can run through a list of local vendors she partners with to bring the best, freshest, and healthiest choices to customers, from local meats and cheeses to comparing a variety of farm-fresh eggs to find “the absolute best.”

A year ago, Amber was hesitant to spread her wings and attempt this new endeavor, but following her dreams has led her to the center of Hanover and The Nest Kitchen & Café, where eager customers gather around like birds in a nest, beaks raised expectantly waiting to be fed.

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Trail Corps participants work to improve a muddy section of the Cross Rivendell Trail in Orford, New Hampshire, at the base of Mt. Cube.

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UVTA staff (from left): Sean Ogle (Trail Programs Director), Randy Richardson (Development Director), Russell Hirschler (Executive Director), and Kaitie Eddington (Program Manager).

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he natural world is an important part of individual and community health and well-being, and people of all ages, especially students, have taken a greater interest in ecology and are looking for ways to proactively protect, preserve, and restore our environment. That’s where the Upper Valley Trails Alliance (UVTA) steps in. Established in 1999, the nonprofit

advocates for the use, maintenance, and development of trails in 43 communities on both sides of the Connecticut River. Through education, outreach, and stewardship, UTVA promotes active lifestyles through year-round trail use, connects people and places through a regional trail network, and leads a coalition of local trail groups and advocates. According to Executive Director Russell Hirschler, especially during COVID, “Trails were the lifeline for people who couldn’t do anything but get outside and recreate.”

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Trail Corps members build a new trail in the Trescott Water Supply Lands in Hanover.

Below: Trail Crew digs a new trail on the Manning Trail in Strafford, Vermont.

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Clockwise from top left: Crew members celebrate the completion of a footbridge on the Manning Trail in Strafford, Vermont.

Working on the Manning Trail footbridge.

A stone drain at Trout Pond in Lyme, New Hampshire.

CREATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF TRAIL STEWARDS To engage students to spend time outdoors and learn about land conservation and trail building in a sustainable way, Russell and a former colleague spearheaded the UV High School Trail Corps Program in 2013 that includes students from 12 local high schools. “There was an interest in creating the next generation of trail stewards and giving students the opportunity to be part of a bigger project,” explains Russell, who notes the length of the program has grown over the years from two weeks to five weeks. The program has been described as “first job meets summer camp.”

Similar to college, students must apply to the program and provide job experience and references. Once accepted, participants sign up to participate in one of five weeks in July and August and work Monday through Friday, rain or shine, from 8:30am until 4:30pm on trails throughout the Upper Valley. They receive a weekly stipend and 40 hours of community service. Both work and recreation are built into 46

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WORKING HARD, PLAYING HARD Students work on projects ranging from building wood structures and constructing stone walls to creating brand-new trails and completing routine maintenance under the tutelage of qualified UVTA staff members.

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Clockwise from top left: A crew member flattens a high spot on the Stonehouse Farm Trails in Lyme, New Hampshire.

A crew preps wooden steps at River Park in West Lebanon, New Hampshire.

The crew removes a large rock on the Stonehouse Farm Trails in Lyme, New Hampshire.

towns and schools across the Upper Valley, and much more. Each day ends with an hour of fun outdoor adventures, such as canoeing, kayaking, swimming, or sometimes an ice cream social. “The kids work hard and play hard, but we also let them be teenagers. The experience for all of us has been magical. It’s been a great way to expand our capacity and have dedicated volunteer trail crews. It’s a win-win,” says Russell.

The UVTA is leading the way to providing all residents access to an extensive, accessible, and integrated Upper Valley trail system, and through its student programs and other initiatives, it’s developing a rising generation of trail stewards.

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Through July 2 we host Then and Now: Work in 2 & 3 Dimensions, paintings and sculptures by Ellen Langtree. July 9 we open an oil painting show featuring work by Jennifer Brown, Harrison Halaska, Clark Graff, Jane Ashley, Matthew Greenway, and more.

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rpmNH Visit us at our new location After managing the Record and Poster Store in Hanover for the past 18 years, Upper Valley native Bryan Smith has reimagined and opened his new record and poster store at 53 South Main Street. The record collection spans all decades, while the poster collection is made up of historical offerings and original designs. Don’t miss out on the store’s unique collection of New England colleges memorabilia.

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We offer shipping, curbside pickup, and complimentary local area delivery options.

We look forward to being part of your Hanover shopping experience!

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In the Business of Helping Others HANOVER HIGH SENIOR LEO BARNES GIVES BACK WITH CHARITY BAGELS

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he first time Leo Barnes tried to make a batch of bagels was on Mother’s Day in 2020. “They were the type of bagel

that only a mother could love,” Leo says, his eyes sparking with humor. “I hadn’t figured out the right recipe.” In addition, he had only let the “poolish” sit for two hours. He knows now that eight hours is ideal. “The longer you give the ingredients time to sit and get acquainted with each other, the better the bagel,” he explains. “You got to hand it to the yeast—it’s sort of a miracle.”

Leo was a sophomore going to Hanover High via Zoom during quarantine, and he found himself with plenty of free time to experiment with his bagel recipe. He says he was motivated by the lack of bagels in the Upper Valley that matched the freshness and taste of the delis back in Los Angeles, where he used to live. According to Leo, popular delis in LA are sold out of bagels by noon, while in the less populated Upper Valley, bagels can sit around much longer. Leo feels that the optimum time to eat a bagel is within six hours of baking it.

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Right: Leo at work building kits.

Below: A kit box filled with fresh homemade bagels is on its way to Upper Valley Haven.

“It would be a shame if your legacy was collecting a big pile of money and making the world a worse place in the process,” Leo says. “I think business can be more than that and should be more than that.”

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What started as premeasured ingredients in a house in Hanover has transformed into delicious bagels donated in New York and Maine. More than 500 happy customers and counting!

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The Charity Bagels logo. Note the halo over the g: when you use the kit, you’re doing a good deed.

household can eat! COVID is off to the races, and here I am making bagels in my kitchen, feeling an urge to help,” he says. His father had started volunteering at the Upper Valley Haven in Hartford, which gave Leo the idea to donate some of his new and improved bagels to the food shelf. “Luckily for me, Lori Wick (food shelf manager at the Haven) was very receptive to me and my bagels,” he says.

Fast-forward a few months and Leo was back to in-person schooling as a junior taking an entrepreneurship class with social studies teacher Tim Berube.

Leo learned that the Magnuson Center for Entrepreneurship at Dartmouth sponsors a yearly contest, providing prize money for the best business idea.

Bagel making and donating were still on Leo’s mind as he mulled over project ideas for the contest. He had been thinking that his own baking adventures were not making enough of an impact to meet local need. If he could teach others how to make bagels and then encourage those bakers to donate half of their dozen to a worthy recipient, his bagels would reach more hungry mouths. Leo designed a bagel-making kit that comes with a handle, similar to those used to carry donut holes, and includes all the premeasured ingredients needed to make a dozen bagels as well as step-by-step written and videotaped instructions.

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The kit also includes a tasty offer for customers: 50 percent off a second kit when they post #charitybagels on social media, sharing where they donated.

Leo’s business idea won the Entrepreneurship contest that year, and he used the $1,000 prize as seed money to launch Charity Bagels. He worked out of his home, putting together his specially ordered boxes and measuring out the ingredients for each kit, and then he took the kits to the local farmers’ market to sell. Customers who have used the kits rave about the taste. “No one has ever told me that the bagels weren’t fantastic,” he says.

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“ for his Charity Bagels kits. He wanted to help the community, get students involved, and fundraise for causes that matter, so he offered the kits to schools and organizations to help them raise money. People who donated more than $35 to a cause would receive a bagel kit as an incentive.

Charity Bagels kits have since helped raise $1,155 at Hanover High School to help the class of 2022 make prom more affordable for lower income families, and $1,052 at Richmond Middle School for the Black Youth Project. Leo has also been working with the Ray School to run a fundraiser for the Haven, and the Hampshire Cooperative Nursery School to help support their school’s mission. Woodstock Elementary is also working with Leo to raise money for Ukraine, which he hopes is the first of many to support them in their time of need.

He has needed to hire fellow high schoolers as kit assemblers to keep up with demand and is grappling with the growing pains that occur with any new business. He has so far been juggling business appointments with homework deadlines during his last semester of high school. He wants to continue the business this fall, running fundraisers on an even larger scale. He says the thought sometimes pops into his mind that this business could really make a huge impact.

Whatever the future holds, Leo is determined to continue helping charities. “It would be a shame if your legacy was collecting a big pile of money and making the world a worse place in the process,” Leo says.

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“At the heart of Dartmouth’s campus, the Hop radiates welcome and has for generations provided space for the community to learn about one another and the world through artistic expression.”

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or the past 60 years, the Hopkins Center for the Arts has been the center for creative expression on the Dartmouth College campus and a cultural arts hub enjoyed by the

residents of Hanover and beyond. With the growing demand for arts on campus as well as in the community, in April 2022, Dartmouth unveiled a planned $88 million expansion and renovation of the Hopkins Center for the Arts. The new vision for the Hop will expand the scope of offerings and create a welcoming space for both students and the Upper Valley community.

“At the heart of Dartmouth’s campus, the Hop radiates welcome and has for generations provided space for the community to learn about one another and the world through artistic expression,” says Mary Lou Aleskie, the Howard Gilman ’44 Executive Director of the Hopkins Center for the Arts. “This project takes us further toward the original vision of the Hop as a place that unifies various art forms under one roof. Now the Hop will anchor a vibrant and integrated arts district, right in the heart of town and campus. This project shows the arts to be a vital part of both an education and a community. And this is something I know our passionate audiences have believed and supported for years.”

Experimentation, Art, and Community Plans include 15,000 square feet of new space and the transformation of 55,000 square feet of existing space.

The innovative design reimagines the function and flow of the iconic building by creating open and flexible performance and rehearsal spaces that will meet the current and future needs of students, faculty, and artists.

The redesign will enhance audience engagement by substantially improving accessibility and technological capabilities, as well as creating new spaces to gather while merging indoor spaces and a new outdoor plaza landscape.

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The new design honors the original 1962 architecture by Wallace K. Harrison, the architect of New York City’s Lincoln Center, maintaining the building’s distinctive arches. The plan includes renovations to other important spaces including the Top of the Hop, the lobby outside of Moore Theater, and Spaulding Auditorium.

The reimagined Hop is the project of the New York office of the design practice Snøhetta. Dartmouth selected Snøhetta because of the firm’s experience in honoring historic architecture while merging it with forward-looking design. The firm’s recent projects include the redesign of Times Square, the

Cornell Tech Verizon Education Center, El Paso Children’s Museum, Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, and Ford Motor Co. Research Campus. Construction will begin in late 2022, with the new Hop opening in 2025.

Craig Dykers, a founding partner of Snøhetta comments, “We’re honored to celebrate the arts through the redesign and expansion project, bringing music, theater, dance, and film together. As the prototype for an entire generation of academic and civic art centers, the Hop will be reimagined once more as the college’s cultural hub, a place of experimentation, art, and community.”

Above: The reimagined north facade honors the building’s iconic historic architecture and creates new, contemporary spaces for music, dance, and multidisciplinary arts inside and out.

Inset: Aerial view of the transformed Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth, featuring a new wing and plaza with inviting and flexible performance and gathering spaces that embrace the needs of today’s artists and audiences.

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T H E A RT S Enhancing Opportunities for Artistic Exploration The Hop, situated in Dartmouth’s Arts District, which also includes the Hood Museum of Art, was among the first university art centers in the country to bring music, theater, dance, and film programs together under a single roof. In 1988, the National Endowment for the Arts named the Hop one of the nation’s exemplary performing arts centers.

“As an essential component of the Dartmouth liberal arts experience, the arts help Dartmouth students become curious, empathetic, and creative,” explains President Philip J. Hanlon, ’77.

“The revitalized Hop will advance our mission and enhance opportunities for artistic exploration and growth, inspiring students, faculty, staff, and alumni, and welcoming visitors from across New England and beyond.”

The Hop project is the next milestone in the decade-long, $190 million investment in the Arts District and is part of the more than $3 billion the Call to Lead campaign. The mission is to increase experiential learning opportunities within Dartmouth’s liberal arts educational model. So far, the

CHANGES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE HOP • An outdoor plaza will provide seating, platforms for performances, and landscaping to create a pathway to a new central entry to be called the forum, which will establish an orienting core for the Hop and feature a glass facade, double-height ceilings, and a grand stairway to the upper level.

The plaza and the forum illustrate a connectivity between the outdoor and indoor environments—a crucial aspect of the design.

• In the new wing, a recital hall and a dance studio will face the plaza and the Green and add approximately 3,000 square feet of space.

• The second-floor recital hall will be a glass-enclosed room with views of Baker Library Tower and the mountains beyond, providing seating for up to 130 guests. It will have the lat-

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est acoustic technology to support the recording and broadcasting of performances, providing the Hop with an enhanced capability for virtual engagement.

• The dance studio, located beneath the recital hall, will mark the first time the Hop has a space dedicated to dance rehearsals. Adjoining the studio will be a suite of changing rooms to support the growing demand for dance classes.

• A performance lab will replace the Alumni Hall, featuring flexible seating allowing for a range of encounters between performers and audiences and the latest in sound, lighting, projection, and broadcast technologies.

• Spaulding Auditorium, the Hop’s 900-seat theater, will be renovated and improved.

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• The Top of the Hop, a popular gathering space, will receive a substantial redesign to enhance its location as a social hub.

• Spaces on the lower level of the Hop will be reconfigured, including a new, flexible Theater Rehearsal Lab to support student work.

• The Darling and Zahm courtyards will be eliminated to make way for more flexible social, study, and rehearsal spaces. A fountain and war memorial now located in Zahm will be moved to other campus locations.

• The Courtyard Café will remain in the redesigned Hop and will continue to draw nearly 3,000 students daily through the building when classes are in session.

Opposite: The performance lab will be the site of multidisciplinary performance innovation at the Hop, boasting the latest in sound, lighting, projection, and broadcast technologies.

Left: An entirely new space, the recital hall will establish an exceptional venue for the creation and presentation of musical performances and features spectacular views of the iconic Baker Library Tower.

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campaign has raised $50.1 million for the Hop expansion and renovation.

“Our continued investment in the Arts District allows every student to have an artistic experience and uses the arts as a window to explore a breadth of issues and academic fields.

The expansion of the Hop is an important chapter in enacting this vision,” says President Hanlon.

Continuing to Bring the World to the Upper Valley During construction, the Hop will continue to offer a range of performances and programs staged in various locations across campus, collaborate with other venues in the region, and, when possible, continue to use spaces within the Hop. “With new and upgraded spaces to think, create, experience, and connect, the Hop’s role as a cultural arts hub will invariably draw even more students, teachers, creatives, and audiences to Dartmouth and our community,” says Mary Lou. “It will engage students— future engineers and scientists as well as budding actors and sculptors—and offer thought-provoking, challenging concepts to broaden the kind of thinking that a liberal arts education has to offer.”

“The Hop has always been a place that brought the world to the Upper Valley. We see the new Hop as a place of welcome,” continues Mary Lou. “The redesign will create more inviting spaces for people to gather, socialize, and share the arts with each other. That might mean sitting with a friend for lunch in the new plaza or joining in a movement workshop in the dance studio or witnessing an intimate chamber concert in the recital hall. This vision of welcome also means that we are focusing on improving accessibility for visitors of all abilities and creating more spaces that invite collaboration and informal exchange between artists and audiences.” H 68

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verything was fine until the door of the little single-prop Cessna opened. Then the magnified roar of the prop and the screaming wind rushing past the yawning portal sent a wave of anxiety through me. My heart pounded even louder than the wind as my instructor, now clipped to my backside at both shoulders and hips, scooched us closer and closer to the opening. My mind screamed, “Oh no!” but there was no turning back. It was okay to halt the jump until the point when the door opened. After that, you were committed.

The author and the other jumpers in the plane, gaining altitude.

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Above: Skydivers on a poster inside the DZONE hangar demonstrate the free-fall position—belly first, legs curled up, and elbows bent 90 degrees.

Photo by DZONE. Right: The author controls the parachute clipped to her instructor, DJ. Once the parachute opens, the ride slows down from 125 mph to 35 mph.

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My husband Jack thought I should be committed to the loony bin when I told him I was going skydiving at the invitation of a tennis buddy named Barb. We were innocently changing sides during a match when she blurted, “Want to go skydiving?”

“I’ve always wanted to do that,” I replied without hesitation. Barb had already checked out the outfitter, a company called DZONE that teaches first timers. I mentioned the skydiving scheme to Jack when I got home. “DZONE. What does that mean? Death zone?” he deadpanned. “Drop zone,” I replied with bravado.

At face value, jumping out of an airplane sounds dangerous, but I’m a calculated risk taker. The numbers looked favorable.

It was statistically more dangerous to drive to the airport than to skydive. According to the United States Parachuting Association, about 350,000 people make three million jumps each year in this country. The annual death rate is only about 30, or about a .0001 percent chance. That includes heart attacks during the jump.

We booked our skydiving adventure for the last week in July, then a mandatory safety video showed up in my inbox.

From far left: The author and Barb, her sky jumping buddy, prepare to jump.

Photo by Ray Beck.

The author and her instructor place a foot on a small platform outside the plane moments prior to jumping. Photo by DZONE. The author and her instructor free fall through the sky at 125 mph.

Photo by DZONE.

It emphasized the numerous risks of jumping out of an airplane. I took courage in the fact that the dude hosting the video had a long gray beard and had survived thousands of jumps. I dutifully checked countless boxes releasing DZONE of all liability and put my life in the hands of the parachute packer and jump instructor whom I had never met. Then life got busy. There was no time dwell upon skydiving until the appointed day.

“DON’T FORGET TO SMILE!” On July 29, Barb, another friend named Kelly (also a skydiving newbie), and I headed to our midday appointment with adrenaline. It was hot, calm, and hazy, a typical summer day. “We’ll keep it to 8,000 feet today due to the haze,” declared the jump master during our prejump briefing. “You need to see the ground when the airplane door opens.”

I tried to imagine falling a mile and a half through the air. It sounded like a long way. “When you jump, you need to curl your feet up behind you so that you fall with your full body toward the ground, not feet first,” he continued.

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SHOULD YOU JUMP? Nerves aside, skydiving isn’t for everyone. You should be in good physical condition, well-rested, and well-hydrated before you jump. Also keep in mind the following: Consult your doctor and the skydiving company prior to signing up if you have a heart condition, a prosthetic body part, or another medical condition that might prevent you from jumping.

Most skydiving companies require you to be at least 18 years old, though some accept kids down to age 7.

It depends on the airfield.

If you weigh over 220 pounds, there will likely be a surcharge to jump. If you’re more than 250 pounds, you might be too heavy to jump, depending on the outfitter. Expect to be weighed when you check in.

Jump on an empty stomach. If you are prone to motion sickness, take Dramamine.

Wear comfortable clothing that allows you to move freely.

Wear athletic or outdoor footwear, like running shoes or light hiking shoes, which cover your feet.

If you have long hair, tie it back securely due to the wind.

Expect to wear clear goggle-like eyewear to protect your eyes. The outfitter typically provides these for a fee.

You can’t bring anything with you in the plane or during the jump. Ask if your instructor will wear a Go-Pro or if there will be another person shooting photos.

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“Your hands will be in the right spot if you pretend it’s a stickup.” The hangar that served as DZONE’s base had several posters around its perimeter illustrating the classic belly-first skydiving position during the freefall phase of the jump, with arms like wings and elbows bent 90 degrees. “And don’t forget to smile!” the instructor concluded while doling out special clear goggles to protect our eyes. Barb, Kelly, and I chuckled nervously, thinking his admonition to smile was merely a cute way of saying “have fun.”

After this basic briefing, the jump master introduced us to our three instructors, one for each of us. Mine was a lanky, blond fellow named DJ who had over 3,000 jumps under his chute. He offered me red pants that had curious black loops built into the top of each thigh and a sturdy harness. DJ continued the briefing, now one on one. “The pants are optional, but when we land, those loops are helpful for pulling up your feet,” he explained, pointing to an instructor and his student that were landing just beyond the hanger entrance.

We watched them pull their legs up just before smoothly skidding to a stop on their butts along a large patch of lush green grass. I went for the flight pants figuring at least my shorts would be free of grass stains if I survived. As I pulled on the flight pants, DJ fitted a Go-Pro to his wrist.

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Opposite, far left: Pulling the parachute.

Photo by DZONE. Center top: Celebrating a first jump.

Center bottom: Newlyweds hug after their jump.

This page: Landing.

“Smile for the camera,” I winked.

“If you don’t, your lips will flap like a happy dog with his head out a car window, except instead of going 40 miles per hour, we’ll hit 125 before we pull the chute,” said DJ. “You’ll look better in the pictures, too.” He winked back.

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We watched as two newlyweds got into the Cessna now parked in front of the hangar, the chariot into the sky for all jumpers that day. They took off, disappearing into the haze only to reappear about 20 minutes later, one after the other, hanging below colorful parachutes. The husband landed first, followed by his bride. They kissed each other, and then trotted back to the hangar, ecstatic from the rush of their first jump. Perhaps risking life and limb together was a way to truly bond as a couple.

Kelly and another first timer were next. Jack’s words “death zone” rumbled through my brain as I watched Kelly and her instructor walk to the small prop plane. She waved to Barb and me as they closed the door. Twenty minutes later, Kelly and her instructor floated back to earth. As soon as she was free of the cords, Kelly jumped up, thrusting both arms in the air like an underdog Olympic athlete who had just won gold against all odds.

GO TIME Barb, her instructor, DJ, and I were next. I felt surprisingly calm as we walked to the door of the tiny aircraft, then scrambled inside. The back of the plane had no seats. Barb and I each sat on the floor between our instructors’ legs, facing the tail of the plane. DJ clipped his shoulders and hips to mine, and Barb’s instructor did the same to her. DJ gave the pilot a thumbs-up, and the prop sprung to life. A moment later we were in the air, climbing in a loose circle. I’ve always loved flying in small aircraft. Up we went, then the plane leveled off. I truly enjoyed the ride, until Barb’s instructor opened the door of the airplane. Barb glanced at me and was gone. Suddenly, skydiving was very real.

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in unison toward the open cavity. “Put your foot on the platform.” A small grate about the size of my shoe was just outside the door on the strut of the airplane wing. I inched my foot out the door onto the grate. The wind violently whipped my flight pants. DJ placed his foot next to mine and then without hesitation shouted, “Go!” As we cleared the plane, everything went quiet, at least in my brain. We were falling fast. I could feel the pressure of it, but at another level, it felt magical, as if Mother Earth had released me from her grip. I was truly free. I looked across the landscape. My spirit soared as I curled my feet back and planted a grin on my face. “If I die now, it was worth it,” I thought.

“Get ready for the chute,” said DJ in my ear. There wasn’t much of a yank, just a quick but metered deceleration to about 35 miles per hour. He instructed me to drop my feet, then let me control the parachute for a while. With a light pull on the right cord, we turned to the right. Likewise, a small tug on the left cord made us curve left.

“You seem good with this,” said DJ, “Want to have some fun?” DJ took over and yanked on the right cord. We instantly accelerated, arcing quickly to the right, then we went left, then right again. Sky and fields blurred together. I couldn’t tell up from down, as the g-forces pulled against me. At that

moment I realized how closely “fun” and “frightening” were within my psyche. “Pull up your feet!” instructed DJ as the ground drew close. Then the wild ride was over. “Incredible!”

I uttered over and over.

Indeed, skydiving was an incredible experience. Every time I think back on the day, I smile and feel a surge of adrenaline again. In hindsight, I understand why there’s no turning back once the airplane door opens. I’m pretty sure the little Cessna would have run out of fuel if I had had to jump on my own, but clipped to my instructor, it was a leap of faith that resulted in one of the best adrenaline rushes of my lifetime. H

WHERE TO JUMP There are skydiving programs throughout the United States. Here are a few that are closest to Hanover: Skydive New England, Lebanon, NH: www.skidivenewengland.com Skydive Pepperell, Pepperell, MA (near Nashua, NH): www.skyjump.com Vermont Skydiving Adventures, West Addison, VT: www.vtskydiving.com

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Chris holds a 20x20” framed print entitled Flo from his Colorblock series. A print from his new series entitled Pasture appears in the background.

Opposite: 30x30” maple-framed cotton print entitled Marshland.

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CHRIS MAZZARELLA’S PRINTS AND PAINTINGS WILL CHANGE HOW YOU VIEW VERMONT-INSPIRED ART

Looking at Chris Mazzarella’s art, you might be puzzled.

The image might be of a cow or a barn—not uncommon subject matter for art inspired by Vermont—but is it a painting? Is it a photograph? Where is the field the cow was grazing on?

How can that barn, which had undoubtedly seen many Vermont winters, look so perfect?

Some people may not know how to appreciate Chris’s works at first sight, which is fine with the 40-year-old Vermont artist currently residing in the Upper Valley. Whether you are confused or not, once you see Chris’s work, you will never be in doubt as to who made it.

No other artist in the area is offering these conventional subjects in such unconventional ways.

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Right: Chris works on a new barn print entitled Marshland.

Below: Chris adds another layer of oil to one of his new Pasture paintings. These works will debut this summer at Three Pears Gallery in Dorset, Vermont.

Center: One of Chris’s best-selling prints entitled Sage is framed in maple.

Opposite: Framed prints Zo and Chloe, both 30x30”, hang together. Chris offers his prints with custom-colored backgrounds to match his clients’ decor.

“When you take a photo like this,” Chris says about an image of a barn, “no matter how good your lens is, it’s going to be distorted in some way. So I draw in lines and I flatten everything. All these windows are square and all these lines are perfectly perpendicular and plum or level. I try to make them look more like an architectural elevation plan where the sides are square and you don’t see a third dimension.”

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TRANSFORMING THE ARTIST Like turning photographs into his unique style is transformative, so were the years Chris spent building his skills, talents, and interest. Chris went to college for a couple of years, taking a few art classes, but he was thinking beyond his studies. “My interest then,” Chris admits, “was furniture making. My dad is a builder, so I grew up with woodworking.” What he wished to do was design artistic, functional pieces and sell them. What he learned was that his hopes as an artist and reality were a bit at odds.

A better means of making a living was to design kitchens, which he did through most of his twenties. He then worked for an architect in Norwich handling the digital aspect of the job, including computer-aided design and managing the website. The site needed pictures. He started

taking them. Suddenly, photography became a passion.

Turning to the outdoors, Chris began photographing wildlife. He started a blog and had more than 3,500 subscribers. “I thought this was my future,” he says, “so I spent every weekend on the Canadian border on a kayak photographing moose.” As much as he enjoyed this work, he soon discovered a problem. “If you get a cover photo of a moose for a magazine, you get like $500,” he says, but the lens used to take that shot cost $10,000. Again, his hopes and reality clashed. He used his talent to produce images for advertising. But he still kept snapping photos.

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WHERE TO FIND CHRIS’S ART Chris started his Colorblock series right around the time the pandemic hit. Though he has his works in some local galleries, he sells most of his art on his website, mazzphoto .com, which he runs with his partner, Jill Zborovancik. On the site, you’ll see cameos of his six-year-old son Enzo, an aspiring artist himself, Chris notes, presenting the work. Chris’s younger son, two-year-old Max, hasn’t made his debut yet, but one can imagine he will, and he’ll have as much fun as his brother is having.

Chris’s 10th Anniversary series hangs at Frog Hollow in Burlington, Vermont.

series. He sifted through the collection of photos he had taken between 2010 and 2020 and chose 75. He then leaned on his home, furniture, and interior design skills amassed over the years and struck upon an idea that would help define his vision as an artist.

When people redesign their homes, they hold paint swatches up to the wall. He wondered, what if the swatch was the art? “I kind of reverse-engineered that,” he says.

“Now all I have to do is put an image on that swatch, and that’s my style.”

Using specific computer programs, Chris strips out the background of his photo. He reworks what is left by breaking down the image into different layers of color and adjusting their opacity. Recombining them, they become posterized. In other words, the change from light brown to dark brown of a cow’s hair becomes more severe. As a result, the image loses some of its depth and detail.

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them look more like an architectural elevation plan where the sides are square and you don’t see a third dimension.”

All this takes patience. Chris may spend eight hours on the computer to get the image to where he wants it. He prints the image and tinkers with it for another week or so before he deems it ready to print on heavy cotton paper. For the prints in his Colorblock series, he produces a limited run of 50 per size.

GOING TO PASTURE Satisfied with the results of his Colorblock series, Chris turned to oil paints to develop a second signature look, his Pasture series, which draws on the work of postmodernist painter Hunt Slonem. Where the Colorblock prints feel open, these paintings, with their minimalist depiction of a single cow repeated anywhere from a few to 99 times, feel tight. The images overlap and make focusing on one part of the painting difficult. Will your eye catch the cow’s eye or its nose or ear? Once you’ve focused, will you see that part of the cow, the whole cow, or all the cows? And will you see the same thing the second time you look?

While you are looking at the cows, what story will you see?

Are they huddled together wanting to be close, or are they

the victims of poor farming practice?

“I love that you don’t know which emotion they are supposed to poke,” says Chris.

FINDING A PLACE IN THE CANON OF VERMONT ART Vermont is often perceived as a rural, traditional place, a place trapped in a simpler time. Much of the art inspired by Vermont captures and perhaps promulgates that narrative. Chris’s work shows you can take those images, motifs, and values and make them something new, something modern. He knows that not everyone may take to his art. But people from around the country and the world who want a part of Vermont in their home may find that more traditional art doesn’t fit their design. “But I think you can bring a cow to California,” Chris says, “if you stylize it correctly.” H

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FINANCIAL WELL-BEING BY

Edward Bidlack, Mortgage Loan Originator at Ledyard Bank

Mortgage Prequalification vs. Preapproval WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

Edward Bidlack has more than a decade of experience as a Mortgage Loan Originator and has expertise in all kinds of lending at Ledyard Bank.

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Ledyard National Bank, a full-service bank with a $1.9 billion wealth management division (Ledyard Financial Advisors), helps individuals and businesses make clear, confident decisions about how to save, borrow, and manage their finances. The bank’s unique combination of expert advice, leading-edge financial solutions, and personal attention represent the highest standard of client advocacy and responsiveness.

You’re ready to go shopping for a new home and need to know how much of a mortgage loan you qualify for, but don’t really understand the difference between a prequalification and preapproval letter.

Are they the same thing—and is one better than the other? The answer is that it depends.

Fannie Mae’s website states that “you’ll hear the terms mortgage prequalification and preapproval used quite a bit on your homebuying journey. These terms may sound similar, and they are often used interchangeably, but they can have significant differences.”

In practice, each lender defines what prequalification and preapproval provide in terms of promises and respective documentation. Not all lenders provide both—but most provide at least one option.

Behind the scenes and as a general rule, both processes use automated underwriting systems on the front end to analyze credit history, employment, income, assets, debt, and loan attributes to meet guidelines of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac or government loans (FHA, VA, and USDA Rural Housing).

The following are three customary examples found in the market today: Prequalification is typically a quick and simple process that does not necessarily involve a conversation or meeting with a loan originator. It’s an online process providing instant response by way of an automated underwriting system based on the information provided. A prequalification is based on stated information and assumptions that are not verified to give the homebuyer a general loan amount and

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monthly payment range. This tool is best for someone in the very early stages of planning and is not ready to work with a Realtor or make an offer to purchase.

Preapproval takes the prequalification process a step further with the lender reviewing some of the information and assumptions provided at application. What and how the lender reviews in this extra step varies by institution. For example, a lender may review paycheck stubs and W-2s to confirm income. Most preapprovals are still subject to final underwriting approval, so it’s not a commitment or promise to lend. Preapproval does provide buyers and sellers with an initial level of confidence and is commonly requested when making an offer to purchase.

Underwritten preapproval loan commitment takes the process further by providing a credit approval with a full review of supporting documentation, so it’s contingent only to property-specific items such as a clear title, an acceptable appraisal, flood certification, and homeowner’s insurance. In today’s market with high buyer demand and low inventory, the underwritten preapproval loan commitment provides buyers with strong confidence and leverage when competing with multiple offers.

These three examples of qualification/ approval help buyers prepare and set expectations, but they do not commit them to any one lender while looking for a home. Once a property is identified and under contract, the buyer can request loan estimates from multiple lenders to review the rate, terms, and closing costs to make an informed decision. Loan originators

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are a great resource and can advise on mortgage planning early in the process, such as first-time homebuyer programs and potential down-payment assistance and grant opportunities or the pros and cons of a 15-year versus a 30-year term.

In the event you do not qualify, ask lots of questions and plan for the steps necessary to improve any areas of weakness.

It’s important to remember that it’s not how much you can qualify for; rather, how the full payment with principal, interest, taxes, and insurance fit into the household budget and overall financial plan.

There are many other costs associated with homeownership such as lawn mowers, ladders, repairs, and maintenance, so preserving your savings/reserves after the new purchase is also critical.

Now that you have a better understanding of the commitment level of lending options available before you have an accepted purchase and sales agreement, let’s discuss the next steps. The process of buying a home requires the help of many different real estate professionals to get across the finish line, including a Realtor, attorney, title company, home inspector, appraiser, and lender. The prequalification/ preapproval process is typically at no cost and provides the valuable financial foundation before the emotional fast-paced home search and negotiations begin. Community bank loan originators have strong relationships to local real estate professionals and can assist in the coordination and referral process.

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Katherine P. Cox

Summertime Sun Protection AVOID PREMATURE AGING AND SKIN CANCER IT’S SUMMER IN NEW ENGLAND, AND MOST OF US ARE HAPPY TO SHED LAYERS OF CLOTHES AND HEAD OUTSIDE FOR SUN AND FUN. Not so fast, cautions Dr. Andre Berger, cosmetic dermatologist and founder of the Rejuvalife Vitality Center in Beverly Hills. Do you have a hat? Have you liberally applied a sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30? If you’re hiking, biking, walking, or fishing, are you wearing clothes that can protect you from the sun? If you’re on a beach or lawn, is there an umbrella or trees that provide shade?

That’s the checklist Dr. Berger suggests for those heading out to enjoy the sunny summertime weather. Make it a habit to be conscious of the effects of the sun and take precautions to prevent skin cancer and premature aging. “Most problems related to UV light have to do with human habits, and they’re not easy to change,” he acknowledges. “The sun is the enemy and the enemy has some dangerous weapons, and the most dangerous is ultraviolet radiation. You can also get it from tanning beds.” Sunlamps and tanning beds should be avoided altogether, Dr. Berger says.

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The UV index is issued daily by the National Weather Service to advise you on the strength of the sun's damaging UV rays in your region. The higher the number, the stronger the rays.

UNDERSTANDING UV RAYS There are three types of ultraviolet rays, UVA, UVB, and UVC. “They have different degrees of energy that damage DNA in our skin cells, which can lead to skin cancer and photoaging.” UVC rays are blocked by the ozone layer and are not normally related to skin cancer, but in areas where the ozone layer has thinned, people are more susceptible to exposure.

The UVA rays can cause skin cells to age and indirect DNA damage, Dr. Berger says. “It’s mainly linked to long-term skin damage such a wrinkles, photoaging, degradation of collagen, and pigment issues. They do play a contributory role in some skin cancers.” UVB rays damage the skin cells more directly and cause sunburn and most skin cancers. “There’s a direct relationship between burns and cancers.”

According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, about 90 percent of nonmelanoma skin cancers—known as basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas—are associated with exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun or tanning beds. These skin cancers are not life threatening but should be diagnosed and treated by a dermatologist. Melanoma, a more serious form of skin cancer that is less common, can also be traced to sun exposure; a person’s risk doubles if they have had more than five sunburns, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. “Avoid sunburns at all costs,” Dr. Berger says.

Premature aging is also caused by sun damage. “It makes you look older than your chronological age, and the more sun exposure you’ve had, the older you look and the earlier you look older,” Dr. Berger says.

Wrinkles, lines, leathery skin, dark spots—most often on the face, hands, chest, and arms—are clear signs of sun damage. If you have any

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ENJOY THE OUTDOORS SAFELY We all want to be outdoors during the summer enjoying the sunshine and recreation, which inevitably exposes us to UV rays. In New England, there is less risk because we are far from the equator. Higher elevations, however, receive more rays, so “if you’re up in the mountains, you have a higher exposure.”

Take precautions, Dr. Berger says, especially from 10am to 4pm when the sun’s rays are the strongest.

Even on a cloudy day UV rays can get through. The logical solution, he says, is to get in the shade and wear hats and clothing with protective qualities against UV rays. Wear sunglasses to protect your eyes and the skin around your eyes. Beware of reflections from water (lakes, ponds, pools, and the ocean), sand, and snow; UV rays bounce off these surfaces and increase exposure. “If you’re going to the beach, you need to get an umbrella and cover up with sunscreen.”

At all times, apply a broad-spectrum sunscreen (blocks UVA and UVB rays) at a minimum of 30 SPF that contains zinc oxide and titanium every two hours. If you’re going to be sweating or swimming, look for one that is water resistant and apply frequently throughout the day. And don’t forget the rest of the checklist when you head out. H

For more from Dr. Berger, see his book The Beverly Hills Anti-Aging Prescription.

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THE HOOD MUSEUM OF ART@ DARTMOUTH COLLEGE ON VIEW The Hood Museum of Art is free and open to all. Public programs are free unless otherwise noted.

Hours: Wednesday, 11am–5pm; Thursday and Friday, 11am–8pm; Saturday, 1–5pm.

For information, visit hoodmuseum. dartmouth.edu or call (603) 646-2808.

The Hood Museum of Art continues to provide both in-person and virtual programming throughout the summer. Join us for discussions with scholars, contribute to important conversations on current issues, and take a look at works in the collection. We can’t wait to see you in the galleries!

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Exploring In the Moment: Recent Work by Louise Hamlin, on view through September 3, 2022. Photo by Lars Blackmore.

June 25–August 20

Through July 16, 2022

A Space for Dialogue: Coloring the Western Canon Coloring the Western Canon examines how our relationship to color has largely been shaped by Eurocentric concepts of art.

By navigating the various ways nonwhite artists use color to explore their cultural identities, this exhibition challenges the boundaries of our whitewashed Western canon and asks us to reconsider how we think about color.

Thornton Dial: The Tiger Cat In 2021, the Hood Museum of Art acquired ten artworks from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, including the three by Thornton Dial that form Thornton Dial: The Tiger Cat.

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Through July 23, 2022 Form & Relation: Contemporary Native Ceramics This exhibition showcases the versatility of ceramics and the many forms it takes through the hands of six

Indigenous artists from various regions within what is now the United States.

Through July 23, 2022 This Land: American Engagement with the Natural World This Land: American Engagement with the Natural World explores artistic responses to the natural world by diverse American artists working from the early nineteenth century to the present.

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June 25, 30, August 24 Through September 3, 2022 In the Moment: Recent Work by Louise Hamlin This exhibition celebrates the work of Louise Hamlin, the former George Frederick Jewett Professor of Studio Art and area head of printmaking at Dartmouth. Hamlin finds inspiration not in the grandiose but in the subtle, familiar, and overlooked corners of our everyday world.

Through September 3, 2022 Drawing Lines For artists, the line has been a critical apparatus for exploration. Through weaving, painting, sketching, cutting, collaging, or layering—whether their lines stretch in two dimensions or extend into our space—the artists in Drawing Lines activate the line as a generative form with expansive potential.

Through April 30, 2023 Unbroken: Native American Ceramics, Sculpture, and Design This exhibit draws from the Hood Museum’s permanent collections to create dialogue between historical, modern, and contemporary works made by Indigenous North American artists.

Ongoing Money Talks: Roman Coinage in Global, Historical Context This installation uses objects from the Hood Museum of Art’s collection to challenge the traditional understanding of currency.

From Altarpiece to Portrait: Assembling a European Collection This installation features highlights of the museum’s European holdings in a range of media and genres.

Often created to valorize, moralize, or inspire, the works originally appeared in a range of venues, from public institutions to private homes to religious buildings.

Orozco’s The Epic of American Civilization José Clemente Orozco painted The Epic of American Civilization between 1932 and 1934.

Global Cultures: Ancient and Premodern While the museum’s ancient and premodern collections are neither chronologically or geographically comprehensive, they are broad and rich.

Hood Highlight Tours Join us for in-person tours of the museum galleries.

Meet in the Russo Atrium five minutes before the start time. No registration necessary.

June 25 & 30 2pm; August 24 12:30pm

June 24, August 19 Maker Drop-In Give yourself a break with a self-guided crafting activity in the atrium. Materials provided. No experience necessary.

Drop by the Russo Atrium anytime between 12 and 7pm.

July 8 A Space for Dialogue: Coloring the Western Canon This exhibition examines our relationship to color as it has been shaped largely by Eurocentric concepts of art.

By navigating the various ways that nonwhite artists use color to explore their cultural identities, this exhibition challenges the boundaries of our whitewashed Western canon and asks you to reconsider how you think about color. Also livestreaming on the museum’s Facebook page.

Gutman Gallery, 3:30–4:15 pm

July 20 Conversations and Connections: Re-Framing an Italian Altarpiece Conversations and Connections, with a twist! Join Ashley Offill, associate curator of collections, as she brings collection objects out from storage and considers them in dialogue with Perugino’s Virgin and Child with Saints altarpiece.

Harrington Gallery, 12:30–1:30pm

July 28 Arts Encounter: Dance Theatre of Harlem Now in their third summer of residency at the Hop, the pioneering ballet company teams up with the Hood Museum of Art for a site-specific event exploring the perspectives of visual artists and dancers on what it means to “draw a line.”

Programmed in conjunction with the Drawing Lines exhibition.

See our website for details.

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August 3 Conversations and Connections: Culture and Conflict in Central America Join Assistant Professor Jorge Cuéllar and Hood Mutual Learning Fellow Beatriz Martinez as they discuss the teaching exhibition Bolas de Fuego: Culture and Conflict in Central America.

Class of 1967 Gallery, 12:30–1:30pm

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HOPKINS CENTER FOR THE ARTS

@ DARTMOUTH COLLEGE hop.dartmouth.edu For information, tickets, or pricing information, call (603) 646-2422 or visit hop.dartmouth.edu. The Hop Box Office is open Tuesday through Friday, 10am–5pm.

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Pascuala Ilabaca y Fauna Armed with an accordion and accompanied by her three-piece band,Pascuala fuses Chilean folkloric songs and global sounds.

Dartmouth Green, 5:30pm

Film: Summer of Soul This year’s Best Documentary intertwines music and politics into one gloriously entertaining and politically astute film.

Dartmouth Green, 8:30pm

June 25 HopStop Family Show: Modern Times Theater: The Perils of Mr. Punch An absurdist delight featuring puppetry favorites Punch and Judy, presented live, and updated for the 21st century.

Hop Courtyard, 11am & 1pm

June 25 Seth Parker Woods: Difficult Grace Poetry, history, and the Great Migration. Stories from the past are weaved into a sonic and visual tapestry, designed and performed by the inventive cellist.

The Moore Theater, 7:30pm

July 6

June 25 cult Grace Seth Parker Woods: Diffi

The Nth Power Jazz. Funk. Rock. Soul. Simultaneously spiritual and sexy, the supergroup trio pulses with hope and love.

Dartmouth Green, 5:30pm

July 19 Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens: Phoenix Rising

July 19 Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens: Phoenix Rising A musical rebirth from the culturecrossing ensemble, featuring reimagined arrangements and four new commissions.

Spaulding Auditorium, 7:30pm

July 19 Summer Bash & Fall Preview Celebrate summer and preview the Hop’s fall season following Silkroad Ensemble’s Phoenix Rising performance on July 19.

Hop Courtyard, 9pm

July 20 & 21 and July 27 & 28 Dance Theatre of Harlem Back in residency for a third summer, the iconic ballet company will share their work, lead masterclasses, connect with students and enliven campus with a series of pop-up performances.

July 20 Master Class with Sanford Placide This intermediate level class offers participants the chance to utilize basic classical ballet technique in contemporary work.

Garage 131, 6–7:30pm

July 27 Master Class with Derek Brockington This advanced level traditional ballet class focuses on parallel expression: using classical technique as an expression of personal narrative.

White River Ballet Academy, 6pm

July 28 Artistic Encounter at the Hood What does it mean to draw a line?

Explore perspectives from dancers and visual artists.

Hood Museum, 6pm

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July 29 & 30 Dance Theatre of Harlem

July 29 & 30 Emily Coates & Emmanuèle Phuon: We Tree stories and ecological rituals.

Star dances and scientific instrumentation. These dance journeys by two choreo-graphers take us inside out, outside in, and face to face with our planetary crisis.

All Across Campus, 4 & 7pm

August 3 Master Class with Daphne Lee In this intermediate level ballet class participants learn how to achieve maximum emotional relevance for the classical technique.

Garage 131, 6pm

August 4 & 5 Hazel Scott Project: Work-in-Progress Preview A first look at the new ballet that brings to life the passionate piano virtuoso who risked her life and career to break racial barriers. With dazzling choreography by Tiffany Rea-Fisher, the project has been in development throughout the company’s three-year residency that began in 2020.

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Created based on designs, materials, and tools as specified by Leonardo da Vinci, Machines in Motion allows visitors to examine and put in motion life-sized mechanisms.

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Exhibit: Leonardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion Leonardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion is a unique interactive experience with full-size machines, constructed after an in-depth study of da Vinci’s designs by a group of scientists and skilled craftsmen.

The materials used to create these machine replicas are the same items available during the Renaissance and the ones proposed by da Vinci himself.

Through Leonardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion, Montshire visitors will have the chance to see the early forms of da Vinci’s machines up close, touch them, and set them in motion during this renowned international exhibition’s first visit to Northern New England.

youngest visitors—children ages 5 and under. Informed by the latest research on early childhood development, this permanent, 600-square-foot, multilevel learning space is designed to foster an early love and interest in STEM learning (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) as it aims to help children become confident lifelong learners.

Exhibit: Wonder Woods Wonder Woods is specially designed to ignite the curiosity and support the development of the museum’s

Exhibit: Selections from Making Music: The Science of Musical Instruments Selections from Making Music: The Science of Musical Instruments highlights select

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Exhibit: Bubbles: Science in Soap Delight in experimenting with surface tension, concocting new ways to create a bubble, crafting a foam sculpture, and injecting a bubble with mist. From bubbleinspired architecture and magic to frozen bubbles, these images present a fresh take on the bubbles we see in our daily lives.

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experiences from this classic Montshire exhibition and explores how musical instruments are created and played.

Investigate the relationship between key instrument design variations, the sounds produced, and hear stories of the people who make and play musical instruments.

Exhibit: Give It a Whirl: Exploring Motion From the flow of water and the path of planets to the spinning of tops and the rotation of balls, objects move in unique and interesting ways! Learn about the science behind movement. The concepts of gravity, momentum, inertia, turbulence, and more are examined and explained through interactive experiences that offer connections to real-life occurrences.

Exhibit: Solve It! Puzzles, Math & Problem-Solving Energize your brain and spark your imagination as you quest to solve handson puzzles and games. Solve It! empowers and encourages you to test your perseverance and problem-solving skills as you hunt for solutions using geometry, patterns, and math.

Exhibit: Discovering the Natural World Featuring real tools of scientific research, Discovering the Natural World makes learning about living plants and animals an interactive process that will surprise and delight. Get curious as you explore interconnected exhibits that help you discover your inner scientist.

Exhibit: Air Works Air Works, featuring a dazzling array of interactive exhibits, helps to flex engineering muscles, strengthen the understanding of core scientific concepts, and spark the imaginations of all ages.

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HAPPENINGS Exhibit: Life in Local Waters See fish, frogs, and turtles native to the New England region.

Each aquarium is representative of a different freshwater habitat. From toads to turtles, crayfish to trout, view native species close up.

The Norwich Bookstore 291 Main Street, Norwich, VT (802) 649-1114 norwichbookstore.com

Family Science Activities Every day is different! You may get to hold a fossil or make a parachute, build an electric circuit, or use a microscope! Visit montshire.org for dates and times.

11am & 2pm Discover the Joy of Science at Home!

Developed, hosted, and curated by the Montshire’s education team, this online learning series consists of videos and resources that allow young learners to delve into a different topic using a variety of learning methods.

Learning opportunities include: • Teacher’s Guide for educators • DIY science projects for kids and parents to do at home • Downloadable activities, such as scavenger hunts and puzzles • Video explorations of science concepts Learn all about pond life, boats, the sun, bubbles, skeletons, light, air, and more! Visit our website and click on Montshire at Home for more information.

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June 30

Sarah Stewart Taylor: The Drowning Sea In The Drowning Sea, Sarah Stewart Taylor returns to the critically acclaimed world of Maggie D’arcy with another atmospheric mystery so vivid readers will smell the salt in the air and hear the wind on the cliffs.

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Paul Doiron: Hatchet Island: A Mike Bowditch Mystery The eerie, windswept Hatchet Island off the coast of Maine becomes the site of a double murder and a disappearance in this thriller from best-selling author Paul Doiron.

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Howe Library 13 South Street, Hanover, NH (603) 643-4120 thehowe.org Howe Library is open for browsing!

Visit thehowe.org for new hours and safety guidelines and check the website regularly for up-to-date news and events.

June 29 Mountain Chemistry: High-Elevation Ponds and Climate Change Join Sarah Nelson, director of research at the Appalachian Mountain Club, for a discussion of mountain ponds and climate change.

Zoom, 7pm

Hikes for Every Month of the Year!

Download full directions for your own self-guided hike around Hanover—where to go, what you’ll see, plus a glimpse into the backstory. Access each hike on your phone (if cell service allows) or print the PDF version to take with you.

Visit Hanover Conservancy’s website, hanoverconservancy.org/hike-of-themonth, for more information.

June Historic Wolfeboro Road West 2.8 miles one way Moose Mountain Lodge and Ledges 1.9 miles round-trip The Velvet Ledges of Greensboro Ridge 1.5 miles round-trip

donate. volunteer. make an impact.

The pandemic has increased hardships for many.

Your gift or your service will ensure that our neighbors can access important resources at a difficult time.

You can help create a community where people find hope and discover possibility.

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July Baum Conservation Area and Moose Mountain 2.5-mile loop plus 0.7 mile optional Mink Brook and Gile Hill, 2.1 miles Slade Brook and Huntington Hill 2 miles round-trip The White Ledges of the Mayor–Niles Forest, 1.1 miles round-trip

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August Moose Mountain Ridge Loop 4 miles round-trip Shumway Forest and Tom Linnell Ridge, 4 miles round-trip South Esker, 1 mile round-trip

More Summer Events Hanover Trails Challenge Cosponsored by the Hanover Conservancy and Hanover Parks and Recreation, the Trails Challenge is a do-it-at-yourown-pace hiking event that runs all summer. Hikers register at hanoverrec.com and receive a booklet with maps and directions to local trails. Anyone can register, you do not need to be a Hanover resident.

June 25 Hike & Celebration at Britton & Mayor–Niles Forests Mountain wildflowers, trails, and tumbling brooks—join us to dedicate our new trailhead kiosk with special friends before heading out to explore the trails. Meet at the top of Iby Road off Three Mile Road.

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Other Noteworthy Events Online Exhibit: Norwich Women Crafting the Future For 200 years Norwich women have advocated for change, taken a stand, and contributed to our community. Abolition, temperance, and the right to vote are just some of the causes. They have sewn, knitted, and quilted. They have marched, petitioned, debated, and raised funds.

They have fought for their rights and voices, and while doing so have crafted a better world. norwichhistory.org

Through November 11 Exhibit: Mending the Spaces Between Norwich Historical Society norwichhistory.org

June 15–16 Shaker-Style Serving Trays Join instructor Eric Pintar of the Home Shop for a two-day workshop on Shakerstyle serving trays. Each participant will become familiar with construction techniques while creating their own set of five. Long, thin band stock is carefully bent and custom boards seamlessly fit to create a very useful project. With Shaker-inspired elegance, these are sure to become instant heirlooms. They even nest neatly when not in use making a proud display!

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June 17–18 Oval Box Making Basics Join box maker Eric Pintar of the Home Shop to create one of the most iconic items of Shaker woodworking, the oval box. Using carefully prepared thin strips of wood, each participant will carve the “swallowtails” or “fingers” on one end before soaking them in a hot-water bath to soften for bending. Copper tacks are installed to hold the oval hoop together before top and bottom boards are fit and held by wooden pegs. Each participant will construct five nesting oval boxes from cherry wood in this two-day workshop.

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HAPPENINGS Other Noteworthy Events June 26 Slavery, Abolition, and the Civil War Walking Tour Meets at Village Center. norwichhistory.org

July 17 & August 21 Mid Century Modern Walking Tour Meets at the corner of Hopson Road and Elm. norwichhistory.org

August 12–14 Shaker Collectors Weekend An engaging multi-day program designed to enhance your knowledge and enjoyment of collecting all things Shaker. Featuring talks, tours, and behind-the-scenes experiences with Enfield Shaker Museum’s collection, Shaker Collectors Weekend is a rich opportunity to connect with fellow enthusiasts and learn from experts on Shaker material culture and history.

Shaker Collectors Weekend features: • Hands-on master classes exploring topics such as Cataloging for Collectors, Conservation, Wood Identification, New Hampshire Bishopric Furniture, and Researching Provenance.

• A panel discussion on approaches to collecting.

• Tours of Enfield Shaker Museum.

• A keynote presentation sponsored by The Magazine Antiques.

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Eugene “Buddy” Teevens Head Coach of Dartmouth Football You said last September going into the season that you needed to play “team football.” Sounds basic, but looking back at a 9–1 Ivy League cochampionship title, tell us how team football created a successful campaign.

Football is the consummate team sport. Everyone has a specific role and responsibility to fulfill in order to create an opportunity for success. It’s special to see the unselfishness, camaraderie, and bonds created by doing your best for the benefit of others.

What did last season mean to Big Green quarterback Nick Howard (’23), who in high school never experienced a championship?

Winning football games is hard; winning championships is rare.

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You commented that in your position, you have an impact on the young men you coach. Why is that so important to you?

Coaching is teaching. Our staff chooses to address and discuss all of the issues that our students/athletes face: academically, socially, and athletically. In doing so, I believe we develop better members of the community, intellectual curiosity, and more successful athletes in perfect alignment with Dartmouth’s mission.

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Enjoying the wealth of outdoor activities and interacting with so many wonderful friends, families, and supporters make life in Hanover, the Upper Valley, and Dartmouth special for all of us fortunate enough to live here. H

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